1. imagine you are the marketing manager for a u. s. manufacturer of disposable diapers. your firm is considering entering the brazilian market. your ceo believes the advertising message that has been effective in the united states will suffice in brazil. outline the possible objections to this. your ceo also believes that the pricing decisions in brazil can be left to local managers. why might she be wrong?

2. within 20 years we will have seen the emergence of enormous global markets for standardized consumer products. do you agree with this statement? justify your answer.

3. research suggests that many expatriate employees encounter many problems that limit both their effectiveness in a foreign posting and their contribution to the company when they return home. what are the main causes and consequences of these problems, and how might a firm reduce the occurrence of such problems?

In three to four sentences, explain the effect of a price ceiling on the quantity of a good and who this intervention intends to assist

Which of the following is a problem for the production of public goods?

On january 1, 2017, fisher corporation purchased 40 percent (90,000 shares) of the common stock of bowden, inc. for $980,000 in cash and began to use the equity method for the investment. the price paid represented a $48,000 payment in excess of the book value of fisher's share of bowden's underlying net assets. fisher was willing to make this extra payment because of a recently developed patent held by bowden with a 15-year remaining life. all other assets were considered appropriately valued on bowden's books. bowden declares and pays a $90,000 cash dividend to its stockholders each year on september 15. bowden reported net income of $400,000 in 2017 and $348,000 in 2018. each income figure was earned evenly throughout its respective year. on july 1, 2018, fisher sold 10 percent (22,500 shares) of bowden's outstanding shares for $338,000 in cash. although it sold this interest, fisher maintained the ability to significantly influence bowden's decision-making process. prepare the journal entries for fisher for the years of 2017 and 2018. (if no entry is required for a transaction/event, select "no journal entry required" in the first account field. do not round intermediate calculations. round your final answers to the nearest whole dollar.)